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He will join the likes of ELO frontman Jeff Lynne and pop Wizard Roy Wood on Birmingham's Walk of Stars.

Birmingham-born Ian, who played Pike in the legendary Dad's Army TV series, will be presented with his star by comedian Jasper Carrott and Lord Mayor Ray Hassall, a former serviceman, on Monday, June 22.

The presentation will take place during the unveiling of the city’s Walk of Heroes exhibition, a celebration of Birmingham's war heroes which features 40 huge posters of soldiers who were honoured for their bravery.

“We’ll be showing the first 15 minutes of the very first episode of Dad’s Army as part of the ceremony, which is not so much comedy as setting the scene for Britain in 1940,” says Mike Olley, Westside Business Improvement District (BID) general manager.

“It shows how Britain was all alone and how we had the Dad’s Army, made up of old men and young boys, tying carving knives to broomsticks and vowing they were ready to take on the Nazis.

“They were very courageous and heroic and should also be remembered too.

“Ian Lavender and the other actors in Dad’s Army were brilliant in the roles they played.

“Ian will be presented with his star by the Lord Mayor and then Jasper Carrott will interview him on stage.

“It should be a fantastic event.”

Villa fan Ian, 69, who coined the phrase ‘Don’t tell ‘em Pike’, grew up in Longbridge and went to Bournville Technical College.

He joined the cast of Dad’s Army in 1968 as Private Pike, the naive young member of the platoon.